There are no “eternal” programs!
I think you know that companies specializing in the production software products, use a development concept that involves entering into the main program of the package basic functions. Implementation additional functions for this product is achieved by installing special plugins ( plug-in), extensions ( extension) and additions ( add-on). The browser is a typical representative of the line of such programs.
If we talk about the basic functionality of browsers, it is not constant and is often changed by the developer himself. At the same time, program functions that are not popular among users are removed, and the best ones—frequently used and useful add-ons—can be included in a new package. Extensions and plugins are developed both by the developer of this software and by third-party companies.
Why is it necessary to expand browser functions?
So, a plugin, extension or add-on (each program has its own terminology) for the browser is a small computer program, which is associated with the browser, “works” inside it and gives it new useful functions. In turn, all plugins can be divided into two groups:
- Are common– can be useful to any user;
- Specific– in demand by a narrow circle of users.
From my own experience I know how important it is to be aware of all the events happening in the world and those that concern my personal life. For example, I am always interested in exchange rates, weather forecasts for the week ahead, “hot” news, which of my friends were recently on social networks, etc. I really need a program for downloading videos from YouTube, a translator of pages written in a foreign language, an advisor.
Of course, any program or information can be found by a search engine and with its help you can access specialized sites. By switching between their pages, we load the browser with tabs, reducing its speed and the performance of the entire system, and we simply waste time. Several important additions to the browser will solve all the problems listed above - you will be able to get information useful to you without resorting to the help of a search engine.
I like to watch movies on-line, I am interested in music, I communicate on social networks with people of different nationalities. By installing a plugin for downloading music on VKontakte, I can download any track from user pages on this social network to my car with the click of just one button. After I have installed the add-ons I need, necessary buttons“sit” in my browser panel - now everything I need is at my fingertips.
Using a browser add-on, you can add functional support for any data format. So, for example, the extension Adobe Reader allows you to view the contents of a file of this format directly in the browser. I do not need to first download it to my machine and open it using a special program. Office plugins work similarly.
I have only slightly lifted the veil behind which are hidden the possibilities of add-ons, the functions of which are limited except by their demand among the user and the imagination of the developers.
My rating of important browser extensions
Yandex browser, like Opera and Google Chrome, operates with the WebKit engine, so they are all somewhat similar to each other visually and functionally. Although Yandex allows the installation of plugins only from a trusted source, it does not have its own directory, in its basic package There are less than 20 add-ons. However, it will not “swear” if you use extensions from the Opera and Google Chrome catalogs.
In my rating, I want to offer you the best in functionality and most useful extensions. So let's begin short review plugins that will make your work on the Internet easier will open for you additional options and tools in your browser.
Lightshot
This lightweight application works great in the Yandex browser and other browsers. The plugin allows you to perform a number of actions in a couple of mouse clicks:
Nice, simple and clear interface The program does not require the user to have any specific skills to work with it. After clicking the button in the browser panel, the program will prompt you to select an image area:
FriGate
The plugin can be installed without any problems in the Yandex browser and works great in other browsers (Chrome/Firefox/Opera). Its main function is to provide the user with uninterrupted access to the desired site. If a user is mistakenly blocked from the site, he will not lose access to it and will be able to work with it without reducing access speed or other inconveniences. This simple plugin easily does the following:
- Encrypts traffic;
- Unblocks sites;
- Speeds up access to the site;
- Allows you to change the user's IP address and location.
If the site is not blocked, it will be accessible without a proxy, otherwise the user will be provided with access through a proxy connection.
LastPass
This is a free browser program, a personal “password manager”, a product of the LastPass company. The plugin works perfectly in almost all browsers; for some browsers there is another version of this add-on - the LastPass bookmarklet. Essentially, this is a local storage of user logins and passwords for all sites on which he is registered. How many of your passwords or logins can you remember? With this useful extension, you only need to remember one “master password” to access your storage.
LastPass is the best and most reliable plugin for working with user credentials, allowing you to:
- Automatically fill Accounts and online forms;
- Encrypt user information;
- Create secure and import existing passwords;
- Store confidential user data;
- Synchronize data between different platforms, browsers and user devices.
Simplify your online experience and forget all your passwords except your LastPass master password.
WOT
Driving in keyword or a phrase in a search engine, by pressing “Enter”, we see an opening list of sites offered to us. Opening any link from this list is akin to playing Minesweeper - you don’t know whether a useful and clean site will open or one laced with some kind of malicious “damage” from hackers. All you need to do is go to your browser settings, select the “Add-ons” tab and enable the plugin:
The WOT add-on in your browser will mark all dubious and dangerous sites with a special marker. To the right of the resource name you can see a security marker; by its color you can get an idea of how safe this site is and whether it’s worth opening at all:
WOT extension for differentiation network resources According to the degree of danger, it uses four colors:
- Green– the site is reliable and secure;
- Yellow– not a completely reliable resource, may contain pop-up windows, incorrect links or links to non-existent or malicious sites;
- Grey– the site is not secure. It is worth considering that recently created sites are marked with such a marker. If the site does not have user ratings, then WOT puts just such a marker.
- Red- this resource is extremely dangerous for your PC (the user has one option - get out of here quickly!).
Hover your mouse over the WOT circle located next to the link you are interested in and read the characteristics of this resource. You can see an example in the table below:
| Marker color | Resource characteristics |
| Green |  |
| Yellow |  |
| Grey |  |
| Red |  |
Vk Spy
This is an excellent addition to the browser for those who cannot imagine their existence without social network in contact with. With its help, you can track the activity of users of this social network. This plugin will tell you which of your friends went online and when, how much time they spent online, and whether they wrote you a message that they never sent to you for some reason.
In order to take advantage of all the functionality of this add-on, in the VK Spy settings you need to indicate those users whose activity interests you. The program will also record messages that you have not yet read. Simple and convenient, it fits almost all browsers, weighs only 87 kBt and always keeps you up to date with events happening on VKontakte if you are offline.
Adblock Plus
This is the best anti-advertising browser plugin that works successfully on almost all browsers. Now, in addition to 15 “hardware” addons, the catalog of Yandex browser extensions also includes this add-on, which, first of all, will save you from annoying and psyche-killing advertising banners.
In addition, the program performs a whole range of useful functions, blocking:
The developers of this plugin regularly adjust and update the functional set of its rules.
There is browser developmentAdblock with a built-in extension designed to work ontablets and smartphones.
Slick RSS
And of course, I can’t help but mention RSS readers. In this case we are talking about Slick RSS. This extension belongs to the “news readers” line. Many of you may already be using the powerful and popular RSS aggregator Feedly, not realizing that there is an alternative plugin – Slick RSS. It is a free, flexible and lightweight RSS reader that is built into the user's browser. It checks, sorts and updates news on network resources that interest the user. By the way, I already wrote a post on the topic of RSS. It talked about RSS readers installed on a computer. I advise you to take a look, maybe you will find something for yourself. Let's look.
Updated information and news streams come to the user from Google Chrome. The clear and simple interface of this add-on does not contain unnecessary elements; sorting and displaying news is implemented as simply as possible. Its main advantages include:
- flexibility of settings;
- minimalistic design;
- support for sorting news feeds.
If you're interested in news, it's easy, useful and free extension will save you from having to manually check for content updates on your favorite resources.
VkOpt
VKOpt is the best choice product in the line of plugins for the social network VKontakte. The product is a multifunctional application that is built into the browser and opens a lot of hidden possibilities this social network. Initially, the functionality of this utility was focused only on working with audio/video files, but over the course of its existence it has acquired solid functionality. The process of its modernization is not completed; in the future, the developer promises many new and useful functions.
The benefits of this supplement include:
- Optimization of video content dislikes;
- Display the ID located in the group/account header; you can activate the function through extra settings;
- Ability to download zip archives with mini-albums to your PC;
- Easy search for necessary information in discussion topics;
- Filtering news feed data by entering key queries;
- Find and load all comments to posts, sorting them by the number of likes;
- Deletes old photos without affecting albums, etc.
In my opinion, the best features of this extension are:
- The ability to quickly view, listen and download video files and audio tracks - now you can download music from a contact with one click;
- Manage messages and list of all friends;
- Customizing the program interface;
- Detailed status history;
- Pop-up message windows;
- Installation of individual sound circuit events;
- Ability to completely delete correspondence or messages of the selected user;
- Expanding notes, photo albums, friends lists and videos to full format;
- Ad blocking, etc.
You can also assign a new background unread messages, enjoy disabling the photo cropping function for your avatar and display the icon of your Zodiac sign in your profile. Of course, for downloading music on VKontakte, this is the best - the most convenient, simple and reliable plugin.
The utility works correctly with almost all browsers; there are versions for mobile devices, tablets.
Ghostery
This very powerful and useful browser add-on will allow you to identify network bugs, spies, beacons and pixels hidden on websites and designed to monitor your online activity. Usually they are posted on their resources by owners of non-commercial websites, company websites and advertising networks, behavioral information providers interested in tracking user activity.
Do you need to be followed day and night and bombarded with spam with advertising offers, reminders about yourself and other nonsense? You can easily get rid of the intrusiveness of these resources if you install the Ghostery add-on in your browser. The program is capable of recognizing up to 500 types of bugs, including those belonging to resources such as Facebook and Google.
The program will identify all the blocks tracking you and provide you with a list of them - block those you don’t trust and keep your Internet surfing at a level of complete security and confidentiality!
Vk Downloader
This is another useful and completely free software for the VKontakte social network, which allows you to easily download your favorite video or audio file from its pages. The extension will help you find the best videos/audio recordings, individual songs and even entire albums with high quality content.
Main functions:
- Downloading video/audio files;
- Listen to multimedia in high quality;
- Music search (similar to VKontakte search);
- Ability to work in tray;
- The number of downloads is not limited;
- Ability to view song lyrics;
- Auto search and download of music albums, etc.
With the convenient and easy-to-manage vk downloader extension, you can download music from a contact and any other multimedia file that you like. The utility is useful and designed for a wide range of users. It will be an excellent assistant for any user, regardless of the genre and style of music he prefers. The program is simple, reliable, free, regularly updated by the publisher - this is the best choice for downloading music on VKontakte!
This is a very useful extension that takes up minimal space in the browser panel. Its small icon by simply clicking on it opens an information panel with a weather forecast, the time interval and location are determined by the user. The choice of panel color scheme also belongs to the user; plugin visualization is available in three color schemes:
The plugin sits in the browser panel as a small icon; click on it with the mouse and find out the weather forecast for the coming days.
This plugin is an analytical development of the LiveInternet department; most recently it was considered the most popular website analytical system. The LiveInternet metric is easy to use; the utility thoroughly analyzes all data, and displays the result in a tabular or graphical representation. With this add-on you can easily and quickly obtain important static data.
I note that this add-on can be classified as specific software, since it is not used by all users. It is extremely necessary for webmasters and managers and bloggers of various network projects. True, for major projects The utility won't be powerful enough, but it's all about what you'd expect from a static metric. If, for example, a blogger wants to get simple statistics about his site, the potential of the LiveInternet plugin will be enough for him. The counter of this extension will give him useful stats.
If you need more statistics about the site, it would be wiser to use Yandex metrics markers - one of the best, free and available today statistical systems for network resources. If this system does not suit you, more useful information you can get from other statistical systems.
This is an excellent and useful utility for Google Chrome . Absolutely simple and convenient plugin will allow you to save the pages you like on the Internet in a special storage for convenient viewing and reading.
Agree, often while searching for information on the Internet you come across interesting pages or articles that you don’t have time to read, but you really don’t want to lose them. For example, I used to do special folder in the browser, where I added links to information that interested me. Now I am using the supplement and can confidently recommend it for use.
This small program “sits” in the right corner of the browser panel and is “silent”:
After installing the plugin, when you find an interesting article on the Internet, just right-click on it and select context menu“Place in storage” option. There are also The best way– being on the resource page you are interested in, just click on the icon of this add-on and the necessary information will automatically go into storage.
All pages in it are stored in the form of lines or in the form of reduced pages - the choice is up to the user. Then you can share them, download them to your hard drive, delete them, move them; to do this, simply hover your mouse over the desired article in the repository and select the one you need from the options that appear. Agree, it’s quite convenient.
You can download this useful extension both from the official website and in the Google Chrome store. The program is free, installation is standard.
Finally
I really hope that the topic of this blog will be of interest to you and that you will not regret the time you took to read this article. The world of the Internet is large, the browser is the only door through which we all go on a network journey every day. What should you take with you on the road, and what should you discard? Plugins are useful tools for those who know what and how to use them.
I would like to warn you, the reader, against the temptation to stuff your browser with all possible additions. This should not be done for two reasons. Firstly, more than half of them will remain unclaimed by you. Secondly, many plugins contain vulnerabilities and errors that can throw your machine off balance. Therefore, I recommend installing only the applications you need and from trusted sources.
Thank you all for your attention. See you soon!
Hello, friends! In this article we will look at the main issues that may arise when working with extensions in the Yandex browser. Let's figure out how to view, install, disable or remove installed extensions in the Yandex browser.
But first, a little theory. Let's start by looking at why they are needed in a web browser in the first place.
Browser extensions are special programs, which allow you to expand its basic functions. Different browsers call them differently: add-ons, extensions, or plugins. They are built directly into it, this will be indicated by the corresponding button to the right of the address bar. If the icon does not appear, it means that it may be displayed in the context menu, or simply properly influence the operation of the browser.
Where are they located?
So, if you need to look. what exactly is installed, do the following. Launch Yandex browser on your computer or laptop. Open a new tab and paste into the search bar browser://extensions/. Then press "Enter".
Will open new inset, where the entire list will be shown.
How to download and install
After installing any Internet browser, it does not have any add-ons added by default. Considering that Yandex is relatively new, very few of them should be written for it. But... It was developed on the same engine as Google Chrome, so it is possible install any extension from the online storeChrome in Yandex browser.
To do this, write “chrome online store” in the search bar and follow the link next to which it says “Applications”.
To find the add-on you are interested in, use either the search bar or select the appropriate category.
An information window will appear in which you need to confirm the installation by clicking on the appropriate button.
After that, you can find it in the installed list.
You can install them not only from the Google Chrome online store. You can also use add-ons for Opera that are compatible with Yandex browser. To do this, enter https://addons.opera.com/ru/extensions/ into the address bar and press “Enter”.
Select the appropriate add-on and click on it with the mouse. You can also use the search bar here.
Read basic information about the add-on. To install it, click on the “Add to Yandex Browser” button.
In the pop-up window, click "Install extension".
How to disable extensions
If you rarely use some of the installed ones, then it is better to disable them so that they do not slow down your Internet browser.
To do this, launch it and click on the “Settings” button, which is located in the upper right corner and looks like three horizontal lines. Select "Add-ons" from the drop-down list.
You can open a page with them by entering in the address bar browser://tune/.
To disable unnecessary this moment, hover over it with the mouse and set the slider to the “Off” position. You can turn it on at any time - just drag the slider to the right.
How to delete
To do this, open the page with additions again, as described in the previous paragraph. Hover your mouse over the one you want to delete, and at the end of the line on the right the inscription “Delete” will appear, click on it.
You cannot remove extensions that are originally built into the Yandex browser.
Recently released by a popular Russian search engine, it looks suspiciously like Google Chrome. And this is not surprising, since both programs are created on the basis open browser Chromium. The consequence of this is that the extensions for Yandex Browser are the same as those used in the Chrome browser.
Installing extensions in Yandex Browser
To install extensions in Yandex Browser, just go through it to the Chrome online store page and repeat all the steps that you perform when installing extensions in Chrome. Everything is done in exactly the same way, since Yandex Browser and Chrome are essentially the same browser.
For those who do not have experience in this matter, we will analyze the installation of extensions in Yandex Browser in detail:
2. Go to the online store Chrome (link above)
3. Select extensions using the left menu
4.
Installing the extension
After selecting the desired extension, click on it with the mouse and you will be taken to the installation page.
Here we see tabs where you can view additional information:
- Review
- Details
- Reviews
- Similar
Installation is done using the “install” button at the top right of the screen. Click on this button and agree to the installation. That's all, the extension is installed in Yandex Browser. How to make Yandex home page it says in the browser.
Managing extensions in Yandex Browser
To access extension management, you need to go to the browser settings using the gear button in the upper right corner.
When you click on this button, a drop-down menu appears in which we must select the item.
And on the next page click on “Extensions”
After which we get to the page for managing Yandex browser extensions.
Here we see all the extensions we have installed, which we can disable, enable, delete, etc. From this page it is very easy to go to the Google Chrome online store, to do this you need to click on the link "View in gallery" opposite any plugin.
Yandex browser extensions are useful add-ons built into the program that add new features and make the user's work easier. For example, this could be ad blocking, mail agent, weather and much more. New applications for the Yandex browser appear every day, both from the program development team and from other companies, which can be found by going to the add-ons catalog.
Where to find extensions
In order to find interesting add-ons for the Yandex browser, you need to go to the settings and select the tab with the same name.
On the page that opens, the user will see a list of installed extensions. Each of them can be disabled or enabled at any time. To do this, you need to move the slider to the appropriate position.
Even more add-ons can be found in the Catalog of extensions for Yandex Browser. To go to it, you need to click the corresponding button at the end of the page.
In the tab that opens, the user will see a list of recommended extensions. You can also quickly navigate to the “Best” and “Security and Privacy” sections. When you click on the “More” button, a list of all available sections will open.
In the upper right corner of the page you can search for an extension by name.
How to add and configure
To install any add-on from the catalog, you first need to go to its page.
Downloading and subsequent installation will begin after clicking the “Add to Yandex.Browser” button. At this point, a dialog box may appear asking the user to agree to the actions being taken.
After installation is complete, in the right corner top panel The icon for the new extension will appear. Clicking on it will open functions that can be adjusted.
Icons can be swapped by dragging the mouse. You can also hide or show the add-on icon at any time. To remove an unnecessary element, right-click on it and select the “Hide button” action. In order to put the element back, go to the “Add-ons” section in the settings. For the desired extension, you need to click “More details”, detailed information and functions will open, where you should select “Show button”.
In the settings for the extension you can adjust its functions. If such a button is not provided, then the extension works according to the algorithms specified by the developers.
All add-ons can be temporarily disabled, and if necessary, deleted at any time. To turn it off, you need to drag the slider to the desired position. If you click the corresponding button, the browser will notify the user and ask you to confirm the deletion.
In order to quickly open or enable the extension, hot keys are provided. This function is useful for those who have many add-ons installed, and it takes a lot of time and effort to find the right one. You can assign hotkeys for extensions in the corresponding tab, which is located in the “Add-ons” section.
In the window that opens, put the key combination that is convenient for you in front of the desired extension and then click “OK”.
Mobile version of Yandex.Browser
More recently, users of the application for smartphones and tablets also got the opportunity to install extensions on their devices in Yandex.Browser. At the moment, the number of add-ons is much smaller than for the computer version, and not all of them work stably, but every day there are more and more of them.
Finding and adding the desired extension is carried out according to the same principle as on a computer. In the settings, you need to go to the “Add-on Catalog” section, where the most popular services in mobile web browsers will be offered for inclusion. To find a new addition, you need to go to the directory, the link to which is at the end of the page. Further actions how to search for, install and remove extensions is similar to how this is done on a computer.
Popular plugins and extensions
Among the variety of add-ons and plugins, or, as they are also called, browser extensions, there are many useful products that greatly simplify working with the program. Below are examples of useful and common extensions that can be installed completely free of charge.
Advertising on the Internet is often too intrusive. It appears in different parts of the screen, is integrated into audio and video files, so it is not surprising that ad blockers are very popular browser extensions.
Today, Adblock is one of the most popular ad blocking extensions in the world. Developers regularly release updates that prevent advertising banners from appearing on the screen. In addition, the program can prevent viruses from being downloaded from suspicious links and prevents some tracking methods.
It is worth noting that the extension is very simple and does not require special skills to operate. Most advertisements will be hidden automatically, and to remove an element that has escaped blocking, just right-click on it and select the “Block element” command.
Very often situations arise when you need to take a screenshot of what is happening on the screen. Image capture programs that require installation on HDD computer and may take a long time to start.
The Lightshot extension, which is built into the browser, allows you to instantly take a photo of both the entire screen and a specific area. Simple controls combined with big amount capabilities (such as uploading pictures to the server, editing and much more) made it one of the most popular screensavers.
VkOpt
The extension allows its users to download audio and video files from the site. There is also a built-in ad blocker. From nice additions It is worth noting the ability to search for photos, audio and video materials in improved quality, rewind images with the mouse wheel, and also change the background. By downloading such an extension, you don’t have to worry about the security of your account, since the program’s operation is under the close attention of both the VKontakte and Yandex administrations.
For those who constantly have many tabs open, this extension will be useful. It just so happens that the more tabs you have open in the browser, the more difficult it is to find the one you need. Pressing one button - OneTab - will turn this chaos into an ordered list, from which you can open the sites you need right now. In addition, closing tabs saves computer memory resources, which has a positive effect on its performance.
One more useful function is the ability to create and save groups of tabs, and then open them on another device.
At long work When using a computer, the bright white light of the screen has a negative effect on the eyes. With Dark Reader this problem will be eliminated, because with its help the background lighting of sites becomes dark.
For those who like to order goods from China, this addition will become an indispensable assistant.
Thanks to this useful browser add-on, you can see how the price of a product has changed over several months. There is information with reviews about sellers, which will help you choose a reliable one and not lose your money. The extension also provides links to reviews about the product of interest. There is integration with services specializing in cashback.
A popular service for accessing blocked sites. In addition to hiding IP, the extension has many additional functions. It is noteworthy that you do not need to restart the browser to launch it; just click on the icon. In addition, DotVPN saves some traffic.
The developers offer paid and free version. In addition to differences in speed, the paid product allows you to choose your own country and server.
Arm your browser with all the necessary addons. Additional tools in the web browser increase the level of comfort while working on the Internet.
The Yandex browser has add-ons and extensions that help users use the program.
In order to view all add-ons in the Yandex browser, you need to:
1. Click on the hash icon in the upper right corner and select “Add-ons” from the menu. You will see everything in a new window installed add-ons and extensions.
2. Using the buttons to the left of the name, you can enable and disable add-ons.
How to remove add-ons
1. To delete, go to “Add-ons” and look for the “From other sources” section.
2. Now you need to move the cursor over the add-on that should be deleted and click “Delete” on the left. After that, confirm the deletion and you’re done!
How to install extensions and add-ons
If you scroll down on the add-ons page, you will see a button for installing new extensions “Yandex Browser Add-ons Catalog”.
After clicking, you will be taken to a page through which you can install various applications.
To install applications, we need to go to the Yandex browser. Follow the link and now you can open the “Extensions” section or type the name of the desired add-on in the search.
Then select the desired add-on and click “Install”.
